Panning shot

In the scene in Thelma and Louise we see the two girls drive past on an open road. The reason this is done is because it gives the audience the view of someone standing on the road watching the car drive by. It helps gives the idea that they are alone on the open road and how free they are. The fact they are driving at a really fast speed, which is emphasised by the panning shot, also represents how free they are.